Razor.



PATENTED JULY 7, 1908.

J. B. LERBSGHE.

vRAZOR.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 1a, 1906.

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RAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented July 7, 1908.

Application filed August 18, 1906. Serial No. 331,101.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULEs EMILE LE- RESOHE, a citizen of the Re ublic of France, and a resident of St. J ulienu-Sault, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Razors, of which the followlng is a specification.

The invention relates'to that class of razors having removable blades, and one of the objects thereof is to so construct a razor that the removable blade may be clamped firmly and securely in lace for shaving, and may be quickly and easily removed when it becomes dull, or when for any other reason it is necessary to change the blade. Other objects will ap ear from the hereinafter description.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in the difierent views of which the same reference character indicates the same part.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is a side view of the razor open. Fig. 2 is a cross section on an enlarged scale on line 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross section on the same scale of a slightly modified construction. Fig. 4 is a back view of the blade holder with the clamp removed therefrom.

The part marked A on the drawing represents an ordinary razor handle. B is the blade holder consisting of two members or clam ing jaws b b which are welded together or ot erwise secured at one end to form the shank B which is pivoted to the handle in the manner of an ordinary razor. This shank is grooved or curved at b b to accommodate the fingers of the user. The jaws are so shaped that when they are brought together, they are substantially the form of an ordinary hollow ground razor. Near each end of the aws, I provide holes 6 b the lat ter being screw-threaded and into which isfastened screws 5 The jaws have a tendency to spring apart and these screws limit their movement to a certain extent and also form a stop or rest for the blade C held between the jaws. In order to hold the jaws of the blade holder together so that they will grip the blade, I provide the jaws with the movable clam D. This clamp consists of a strip of meta having downwardly turned sides (2, which converge towards their lower end and are substantially the same shape as the upper part or back of the blade holder or two jaws. This clam is inserted longitudinally on the blade holder, and it is slightly tapered so that when it is in its proper position on the holder, it has a wedge action and holds the jaws close together to securely hold the blade in place. This wedge action may also be obtained by sli htly tapering the blade holder longitudinally, or by slightly tapering both the clamp and the holder. If necessary, the screws 1) may be tightened to assist the clamp in holding the jaws together.

When the clamp D is removed the jaws will sprin apart sufliciently, if the screws be s ightly loosened, to permit the blade to be inserted between the aws. The blade is placed in position between the jaws, preferably with the back resting against the screws b The blade being now in place, the clamp is inserted on and moved longitudinally of the holder, whereby the jaws are pressed and held tightly together with the blade between. To remove the blade, it is only necessary to slide this clamp off of the holder, when the jaws will spring sufiiciently apart to permit the blade to drop out or be removed.

In the construction shown by Fig. 3, I have decreased the Width of the 1jaws so that a greater width of the blade wil extend beyond the edges thereof. In this construction, I also provide the up er part of the blade with openings 0 c w iich mate with the openings b b in the jaws and through which the screws 1) are inserted. By this construction the blade is held in place even when the clamp D is removed and the aws permitted to spring apart, and to remove the lade, it is necessary to remove the screws.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a razor, a blade, a blade holder consisting of a pair of jaws and a shank to which the jaws are connected at one end, a movable clamp to force the jaws together to secure a blade in place, and means to limit the spread of the jaws when the clamp is moved.

2. In a razor, a blade, a blade holder con sisting of a pair of jaws and a shank to which the jaws are integrally connected, said jaws having screw threaded openings therein, and screws in said openings to limit the movement of the jaws, and a movable clamp to hold the jaws together.

3. In a razor, a blade holder consistin of a said clamp adapted to be placed longitudij tudinally thereof, said jaws and clamp being nally on the jaws, the said jaws and clamp so shaped that when the clamp is inserted being so shaped as to ermit a Wedge action the jaws are forced tightly together to hold 15 to draw the jaws ti ht y together. the blade in place.

4. In a razor, a b ade holder consisting of a In testimony whereof I have hereunto set pair of jaws, said jaws being secured together my hand at Paris, France this 16th day of at one end to form a shank and being pro- June, 1906.

vided with openings, screws in said openings to limit the movement of the jaws, a remov- JULES EMILE LERESOHE" able blade between the jaws, and a clamp In presence ofhaving downturned ends secured to the back HANsoN O. Come, of the jaws and adapted to be moved longi- JOHN BAKER. 

